[Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

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This is disturbing - I agree. The Comox Valley Art Gallery has a "non
interference" clause in our agreement with the City of Courtenay.  Tony
Martin, Director

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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Sent: April 12, 2007 4:51 PM
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

I am curious as to whether you had a working contract with the city or was
it just an informal agreement?

What was their reason for this unorthodox action?

Larry A. Ewashen, Director
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
1-250-365-5327
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre, opening April 29th, 2:00 P.M.

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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca 

To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca 

Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:05 PM

Subject: [Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

It is about time I brought you up to date on the status of the Kamloops
Museum Association. We have been going through quite a lot during the past
year. The Board was fired by the City of Kamloops. The museum staff said
that they could not work for two bosses. They said we were micro-managing
the museum. 

We had several meetings with the City, but they do not want an association
with any policy making power what-so-ever. They want a "Friends of the
Museum," which would raise money for them and will be there if they need any
volunteers. 

The Kamloops Museum Association has been in existence since 1937, but the
City didn't seem at all concerned about losing a group of dedicated
volunteers who have worked so hard for the museum for so long. We will be
submitting our papers to dissolve the association shortly.

I'm not sure how all this affects the museum's chances of receiving the Arts
Council Grant in the future. I know, as the KMA, we had to prove to them
that we were a policy making board, or we would not receive our grant. The
City wants the "Friends of" group so it will not have any policy making
powers. Apparently the museum received their grant this year.

I have enjoyed working with the BCMA and all the members. I always found the
conferences very informative and I really enjoyed meeting and working with
the other members of the BCMA. I particularly enjoyed working with you, Jim.

I wish you all the best.

Al Yelland, President

Kamloops Museum Association

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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> April 12, 2007 4:51 =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bcma-l] =
Kamloops
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am curious as to whether you had a working contract with the city or was =
it
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was their reason for this unorthodox action?</span></font><span =
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Larry A. Ewashen, Director 
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre 
<st1:address w:st=3D"on"><st1:Street w:st=3D"on">112 Heritage =
Way</st1:Street>, <st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Castlegar</st1:City> <st1:PostalCode w:st=3D"on">V1N =
4M5</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> 
1-250-365-5327 
<a =
href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</a> =

The Doukhobor Discovery Centre, opening April 29th, 2:00 =
P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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April 11, 2007 6:05 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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[Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no =
more<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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It is about time I brought you up to date on =
the
status of the Kamloops Museum Association. We have been going through =
quite a
lot during the past year. The Board was fired by the City of <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
 w:st=3D"on">Kamloops</st1:place></st1:City>. The museum staff said that =
they
could not work for two bosses. They said we were micro-managing the =
museum. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-US
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

We had several meetings with the City, but =
they do
not want an association with any policy making power what-so-ever. They =
want a
&#8220;Friends of the Museum,&#8221; which would raise money for them =
and will
be there if they need any volunteers. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-US
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

The Kamloops Museum Association has been in =
existence
since 1937, but the City didn&#8217;t seem at all concerned about losing =
a
group of dedicated volunteers who have worked so hard for the museum for =
so
long. We will be submitting our papers to dissolve the association =
shortly.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-US
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

I&#8217;m not sure how all this affects the
museum&#8217;s chances of receiving the Arts Council Grant in the =
future. I
know, as the KMA, we had to prove to them that we were a policy making =
board,
or we would not receive our grant. The City wants the &#8220;Friends =
of&#8221;
group so it will not have any policy making powers. Apparently the =
museum
received their grant this year.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DEN-US
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

I have enjoyed working with the BCMA and all =
the
members. I always found the conferences very informative and I really =
enjoyed
meeting and working with the other members of the BCMA. I particularly =
enjoyed
working with you, Jim.<o:p></o:p>

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lang=3DEN-US
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-US =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I wish you all the best.</span></font><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-US =
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